Accidental Marriage — Tag Meaning
The comedy-of-errors marriage: characters wake up hitched in Vegas, trigger an alien wedding ritual by sharing food, or discover that signing that ancient document had clauses. The accident forces an intimacy question neither party was ready to ask, and annulment somehow never quite happens.
What to Expect From "Accidental Marriage" Fics
A farcical setup giving way to genuine 'wait, do I want this?' introspection. Usually funny first, sincere second, married throughout.
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Fake Marriage
Raises the pretend-relationship stakes to legal documents: a sham marriage for citizenship, inheritance, cover identities, or convenience. The domestic intimacy marriage requires — shared homes, shared beds, performed affection for witnesses — gives the trope its slow-burn power.
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Marriage of Convenience
A marriage entered for practical benefit — property, protection, propriety — by parties who choose it with open eyes. Subtly distinct from arranged marriage (the spouses arrange it themselves) and from fake marriage (this one is legally and socially real), it is a staple of historical and regency-flavored fic.
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The canonical tag for the oh-no moment: the instant a character understands that what they feel is love. Fandom treasures the realization scene — triggered by jealousy, a near-loss, or something as small as watching someone laugh — and entire fics are built around delivering it perfectly.
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